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Burrage takes major positives from battling LTA's Rothesay Open defeat

Jodie Burrage took significant positives from a spirited performance against an opponent ranked almost 200 places above her at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. Burrage, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme — the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — fell to a 6-2 7-6 (4) defeat against Chinese ace and world No.41 Shuai Zhang in the last 16 on Tuesday. Ad/> The 23-year-old rallied resiliently throughout the second set and believes the experience of battling it out against last year's Nottingham finalist will stand her in good stead ahead of a busy grass court season.

Indonesia Masters: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Enter Quarterfinals

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championship bronze winner Lakshya Sen progressed to the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament with contrasting wins here on Thursday. Sen, who was part of the Indian team that claimed a historic Thomas Cup title triumph in Bangkok, registered a 21-18 21-15 win over world number 13 Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in 54 minutes in the men's singles. In the women's singles, Sindhu was made to toil hard for over an hour by Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia before winning 23-21 20-22 21-11 in the second round.

Indonesia Masters: Sindhu, Sen enter quarter-finals

PV Sindhu and World Championship bronze winner Lakshya Sen progressed to the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament with contrasting wins on Thursday. Sen, who was part of the Indian team that claimed a historic Thomas Cup title triumph in Bangkok, registered a 21-18 21-15 win over world number 13 Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in 54 minutes in the men's singles. In the women's singles, Sindhu was made to toil hard for over an hour by Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia before winning 23-21 20-22 21-11 in the second round.